Job outlook for nursery workers in the United States

Nursery worker job growth summary. After extensive research, interviews, and analysis, Zippia's data science team found that:

• The projected nursery worker job growth rate is 1% from 2018-2028.

• About 6,900 new jobs for nursery workers are projected over the next decade.

• Nursery worker salaries have increased 30% for nursery workers in the last 5 years.

• There are over 89,218 nursery workers currently employed in the United States.

• There are 23,072 active nursery worker job openings in the US.

• The average nursery worker salary is $27,083.

Compare the number of nursery worker jobs and the average nursery worker salary over time.

The map below shows you the number of nursery worker job openings in each state. The darker areas on the map show where nursery workers earn the highest salaries across all 50 states.